Paris - Bastille Charonne - Nightlife

50 rue de Charenton, Paris 75012
+33-01-43-46-08-09

Le China

Colonial chic bar in the backyard of Bastille that's been recently brought back to life. The China Club was, for decades, the place for posh cocktails on the east side of Paris.The slightly renamed... read more

21 rue de la Roquette, Paris 75011
+33-01-43-38-69-28

Tape Bar

The Tape Bar is a welcome addition to the goth-soaked strip behind Bastille. Dead cheap drinks (€4 for a pint of cocktail), friendly indie boys behind the bar, good music (electro, rock and hi... read more

13, rue Daval, Paris 75011
+33-01-43-55-98-91

Le Lèche-Vin

The watering hole for fallen Catholics - le Lèche Vin (the wine lick) is packed floor to ceiling with with Mother Mary imagery. Except for the bathrooms, that is, which are filled with some ... read more

5, rue Trousseau, Paris 75011
+33-01-43-14-28-04

The Bottle Shop

From the same Anglo owners as the Lizard Lounge and Stolly's, the Bottle Shop has been taken into the hearts of indie-loving locals. Guinness on tap and decent bar food draw a hard-drinking, heavy-... read more

8, passage Josset, Paris 75011
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Le Motel

Le Motel is, at the moment the indie place to be in Paris. Packed nightly with super-cute, razor cut, local hoodie hipsters who come to hear their DJ friends and the occasional live band. But by th... read more

41, rue de Charonne, Paris 75011
+33-01-48-06-80-33

Pause Café

Chacun cherche son chat (everybody's looking for his...cat) was the quintessential Paris portrait of the 90s. Pause Café figures prominently, which pretty much guarantees a steady stream for... read more